Arild Remmereit, who was fired as music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct the Rochester Chamber Orchestra on Feb. 24. Here, he leaves a meeting of supporters on Jan. 10.

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Remmereit, who was fired as music director by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra board on Jan. 24, will conduct a Feb. 24 concert by the Rochester Chamber Orchestra - an ensemble that includes many RPO members. This special event, at 3 p.m. at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., will feature music by Haydn, Mozart and Grieg.

It came about unexpectedly. On Jan. 10, David Fetler, the chamber orchestra's conductor, spoke at a supporters' rally for Remmereit at the downtown Central Library. A few days later, he got ...